Toy pistol



Feba 1&5, 1938.

R. J. RICKENBACHER -2,108,269

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ATTF/VEKS Patented Feb. 15, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOY PISTOLApplication July 20, 1935, Serial No. 32,340

25 Claims.

My invention relates to toy pistols and in particular to a toy pistol inwhich the ammunition carrier is slidably and detachably mounted anddemounted in the pistol.

It is an object to provide a readily removable carrier for theammunition strip.

It is a further object to provide such a carrier in such relationshipthat when it is in its operative, loaded position, the ammunition stripmay be fed by the action of the other parts of the toy pistol.

It is a further object to provide the combination in a toy pistol of avisibly rotating cylinder rotated by each movement of the trigger and atthe same time provide means for feeding an ammunition strip rotatablyand slidably carried by the detachable ammunition strip carrier.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a perforatedammunition strip detachably carried on the removable and slidableammunition support, and means actuated by the trigger f the pistol forengaging in the apertures in said strip for feeding the strip step bystep in order that the ammunition spots between the apertures may besuccessively red by the hammer engaging the ammunition spots, whichhammer is actuated by the trigger.

It is an object of my invention to provide a removable ammunitioncarried adapted to guide an ammunition strip and to form a firing anviltherefor.

It is an object to provide the combination of a visibly rotatingcylinder, means actuated by a trigger for rotating said cylinder, ahammer actuated by said trigger and an ammunition tape feeding meansactuated by said trigger, said parts being so arranged that upon pullingof the trigger, the hammer will be cocked, the cylinder rotated, thestrip of ammunition fed into firing position, and then the hammer willbe tripped for ring of the ammunition so that there can be continuedfiring of successive spots of ammuniton by continued actuations of thetrigger, accompanied by continuous step by step movements of thecylinder,

the pistol partially broken away and with the rotating cylinder insection.

Figure 4 is the inside of the half of the pistol that has been removedfrom Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a front elevation of the pistol.

Figure 6 is a rear elevation.

Figure '7 is a section on the line i--l of Figure 3.

Figure 7a is a view of the trigger ammunition feeding finger and hammeron the right hand side illustrating the mechanism from that side shownin Figures 1 to 9.

Figure 8 is a View similar to Figure 3 showing the parts in firingposition.

Figure 9 is a similar View showing the ammunition carrier withdrawn andthe pistol broken.

Figure 10 is a top plan view of the ammunition strip carrier.

Figure 11 is a front elevation thereof.

Figure 12 is a side elevation thereof with the ammunition strip removed.

Figure 13 is a rear elevation thereof.

Figure 14 is an elevation thereof from the' opposite side from that inFigure 12, that is, from the right hand side.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the pistol shown in the severalfigures is composed of a right hand half and left hand half i and 2respectively. In Figures l to 14 the pistol is provided with a thirdpart pivoted at 3 consisting of the barrel 4 and the rotating cylinder5. The end of the barrel at 6 abuts between the ears 1 and 8 with theface 0 of the ammunition carrier generally designated i0. This pivotedportion below the barrel at ll carries a pin I2 that acts as the axlefor the rotating drum 5. A coil spring i3 between the head I4 of the pinl2 and the face of the partition l5 in the drum 5 serves to hold thedrum from rotating too fast and beyond a single step at a time. Theinner face of this drum is provided with a series of ratchet teeth I6which are engaged by the end H of a spring actuating finger I8 that ismounted at i9 upon the finger 20 on the trigger 2 i. This trigger isloosely mounted by a slot 22 on a cross-pin 23 mounted on the frame ofthe pistol.

The barrel itself is formed of two pieces 4a and 4b held together by thescrew or bolt 24.

Slidable ammimition` carrier The ammunition carrier shown in detail inFigures 1l to 14 consists of a pair of members designated 25 and 26.Upon either side of the upper ends are knurled flanges 2l and 28 whichare grasped in order to insert or withdraw the carrier. These knurledportions fit within side notches 3U 53a on the bell-crank feeder 45.

in the pistol side walls. The right hand side of the carrier is providedwith a rib 29 fitting in a slot 3|.

The side 25 is provided with a tapered pin 32 on which is mounted theammunition strip 33 that is laid downwardly beneath the back walls 34and 35 and thence up over those walls between the ribs 36 and 31 in agroove formed by the ribs. This groove forms an anvil for receiving theface of the hammer. 38 is a cap locator carried on top of the detachableammunition carrier. The two halves are held together by the bolt orscrew 39.

The side 25 is provided with a lip 4|! for the purpose of preventing thespring actuator I8 from moving too far forwardly.

Ammunition feeding mechanism The ammunition is perforated at 4| betweenthe ammunition spots 42 on the strip 33. The nose 43 of the feedingfinger 44 is inserted in the aperture 4| step by step. 'I'his feedingfinger 44 is mounted on a bell-crank 45 pivoted at 46 on the rear end 41of the trigger 2|. Upon moving the trigger backwardly, the nose 44 iselevated through the slot 48 between the halves 25 and 25 in the rearwalls 34 and 35 of the ammunition carrier to move the strip upwardly onestep. It is limited in its return movement by the pin 49 carried on theside wall of the pistol and located near the bottom of the ammunitioncarrier. A spring rests at one end on the abutment 5|), the spring beingdesignated 5|, and the other end 52 engages the pin 53 and rests on thepin The spring is coiled about the pivot pin 23.

The rear end of the arm 41 of the trigger 2| is provided with a shoulder53h which engages the nose 54 of the hammer 55 which is pivoted at 56and actuated forwardly by the spring 51. This hammer is provided with afinger piece 53 and a ring face or head 59. When the trigger 2| isactuated, the pin 53 engaging the nose 54 elevates the firing hammer. tothe position shown in Figure 8, at which time the trigger has moved byreason of its slot 22 on the pin 23 so that the pin is in the forwardend of the slot. This permits the rear end of the trigger to slip by thehammer, whereupon the firing action takes place, and in the meantime thefeeding pin finger 44 has been moved backwardly out of the aperture 42in the strip so that it can descend for a new engagement with a newaperture 42. This has been accomplished by the pressure of the spring 52on the pin 53a.

It will be understood that it is desired to comprehend within thisinvention such modifications as may be necessary to adapt it to varyingconditions and uses.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a toy pistol, the combination of a removable ammunition carrierhaving an anvil,

a pistol with a barrel for supporting said carrier,

means for firing the ammunition in said carrier, means for feeding theammunition step by step to be so red, a revolving cylinder mountedadjacent said barrel with its axis parallel thereto to simulate thecartridge-holding cylinder of a revolver, and means for moving saidcylinder step by step with the movement of the ammunition on` thecarrier.

2. In a toy pistol, the combination of a frame with a barrel, arevolving cylinder adjacent said barrel with its axis parallel theretoto simulate the cartridge-holding cylinder of a revolver, a trigger, ahammer, an ammunition feeding means, and a removable ammunition carrierhaving an anvil carrying an ammunition strip engaged by said ammunitionfeeding means, said parts being so arranged that upon the actuation ofthe trigger, the cylinder will be rotated, the hammer cocked and loweredinto firing position and the ammunition fed one step to presentammunition to be so fired.

3. In a toy pistol, the combination of a frame, a revolving cylinder, atrigger, a hammer, an ammunition feeding means, and a removableammunition carrier adapted to support and guide an ammunition strip intoengagement by said ammunition feeding means, said parts being soarranged that upon the actuation of the trigger, the cylinder will =berotated, the hammer cocked and lowered` into firing position and theammunition fed one step to present ammunition to be so fired, saidammunition carrier being so arranged in said pistol that it serves asthe anvil for supporting the ammunition strip and receiving the imp-actof the hammer during ring.

4. In a toy pistol, the combination of a frame, a rotating cylinder, atrigger carrying a pawl engaging a ratchet on said cylinder foractuating the cylinder, a removable ammunition carrier having an anviladapted to support and guide a perforated ammunition strip from a rollmounted' thereon, a second pawl mounted on said trigger for engaging theperforations in said strip, a hammer, and means on said trigger forengaging, lifting and releasing said hammer.

5. In a toy pistol, the combination of a frame, a rotating cylinder, atrigger carrying a pawl engaging a ratchet on said cylinder foractuating the cylinder, a removable ammunition carrier having an anviladapted to support and guide a perforated ammunition strip from a rollmounted thereon, a second pawl mounted' on said trigger for engaging theperforations in said strip, a hammer, means on said trigger forengaging, lifting and releasing said hammer, and yielding means foractuating said trigger and the ammunition feeding pawl.

6. In a toy pistol, the combination of a frame, a rotating cylinder, atrigger carrying a pawl engaging a ratchet on saidcylinder for actuatingthe cylinder, a removable ammunition carrier having an anvil adapted tosupport and guide a perforated ammunition strip from a roll mountedthereon, a second pawl mounted on said trigger for engaging theperforations in said strip, a i

hammer, means on said trigger for engaging, lifting and releasing saidhammer, yielding means ior actuating said trigger and the ammunitionfeeding pawl, and yielding means for actuating said hammer.

7. In a toy pistol, the combination of a frame, a rotating cylinder, atrigger carrying a pawl engaging a ratchet on said cylinder foractuating the cylinder, a removable ammunition carrier having an anviladapted to support and guide a perforated ammunition strip from a rollmounted thereon, a second pawl mounted on said trigger for engaging theperforations in said strip, a hammer, means on said trigger forengaging, lifting and releasing said hammer, yielding means foractuating said trigger and the ammunition feeding pawl, yielding meansfor actuating said hammer, and means to yieldingly resist the rotationof said cylinder to prevent it moving more than one step at a time.

3. In a toy pistol, the combination of a frame, -a rotating cylinder, atrigger carrying a pawl engaging a ratchet on said cylinder foractuating the cylinder, a removable ammunition carrier having an anviladapted to support and guide a perforated ammunition strip from a rollmounted thereon, a second pawl mounted on said trigger for engaging theperforations in said strip, a hammer, and means on said trigger forengaging, lifting and releasing said hammer. f

9. In a toy pistol, the combination of a frame, a rotating cylinder, atrigger carrying a pawl engaging a ratchet on said cylinder foractuating the cylinder, a removable ammunition carrier having an anviladapted to support and guide a perforated ammunition strip from a rollmounted thereon, a second pawl mounted on said trigger for engaging theperforations in, said strip, a hammer, means on said tri-gger forengaging, lifting and releasing said hammer, and yielding means foractuating said trigger and the ammunition feeding pawl.

10. In a toy pistol, the combination of a frame, a rotating cylinder', atrigger carrying a pawl engaging a ratchet on said cylinder foractuating the cylinder, a removable ammunition carrier having an anviladapted to support and guide a perforated ammunition. strip from a rollmounted thereon, a second pawl mounted on said trigger for engaging theperforations in said strip, a hammer, means on said trigger forengaging, lifting and releasing said hammer, yielding means foractuating said trigger and the ammunition feeding pawl, and yieldingmeans for actuating said hammer.

11. In a toy pistol, the combination of a frame, a rotating cylinder, a`trigger carrying a pawl engaging a ratchet on said cylinder foractuating the cylinder, a removable ammunition carrier having an anviladapted to support and guide a perforated ammunition strip from a rollmounted thereon, a second pawl mounted on said trigger for engaging theperforations in said strip, a hammer, means lon said trigger forengaging, lifting and releasing said hammer, yielding means foractuating said trigger and the ammunition feeding pawl, yielding meansfor actuating said hammer, and means to yieldingly resist the rotationof said cylinder to prevent it moving more than one step at a time.

12. In a toy pistol, the combination of a rotatable cylinder havingratchet teeth projecting outwardly from the rearward edge thereof, aloosely pivoted trigger mounted on said pistol, a pawl on said triggerfor engaging the teeth on said cylinder, a removable ammunition carrieradapted to support and guide a strip from a roll of ammunition, means onsaid carrier for engaging said pawl to align it, a hammer adapted toengage said ammunition carrier as an anvil actuated by said trigger, andyielding means for moving said hammer.

13. In a toy pistol, the combination of a rotatable cylinder havingratchet teeth projecting outwardly from the rearward edge thereof, aloosely pivoted trigger mounted on said pistol, a pawl on said triggerfor engaging the teeth on said cylinder, a removable ammunition carrieradapted to support and guide a strip from a roll of ammunition, means onsaid carrier for engaging said pawl to align it, a hammer adapted toengage said ammunition carrier as an anvil actuated by said trigger,yielding means for moving said hammer, an ammunition feeding meansmounted on said trigger adapted to engage said ammunition and feed it insynchronism with the rotation of said cylinder and the actuation of saidhammer, and a common yielding means for said trigger and ammunitionfeeding means.

14. In combination in a toy pistol, of a frame, a rotatable cylinderhaving ratchet teeth projecting outwardly from the rearward edgethereof, a pawl engaging saidteeth, apivotedtriggerforsup.- porting saidpawl and actuating it, an oppositely disposed ammunition feeding pawlmounted on said trigger, a common yielding means engaging said triggerand said ammunition feeding pawl, a removable strip ammunition carrieradapted to support a roll of ammunition strip and to guide it intofiring position, said carrier having a port therein and said striphaving apertures for engagement by said ammunition feeding pawl, and ahammer actuated by said trigger whereby the actuation of the triggerwill rotate the cylinder, feed the ammunition strip, and thereafterwithdraw the pawl to reinsert it in another aperture, and cock thehammer and permit its movement into ring position.

15. In a toy pistol, a removable ammunition strip carrier insertable inthe top of the pistol, a trigger, a hammer actuated thereby for ring theammunition on the carrier as an anvil, a rotatable cylinder in saidpistol, and means actuated by the trigger for synchronizing the movementof the cylinder with the movement of the hammer.

16. In a toy pistol, a removable ammunition strip carrier insertable inthe top of the pistol, a. trigger, a hammer actuated thereby for firingthe ammunition on the carrier as an anvil, a rotatable cylinder in saidpistol, means actuated by the trigger for synchronizing the movement ofthe cylinder with the movement of the hammer, and means actuated by thetrigger for feeding said ammunition on the carrier.

17. In combination in a toy pistol, a frame comprising a butt, triggerguard and firing mechanism enclosure, a pivoted barrel and rotatablecylinder carried thereby pivoted on said frame, and a slidable,removable ammunition carrier insertable between the rear end of thepivoted barrel and the frame and adapted to be locked therein upon theclosing of the pistol.

18. In combination, in a toy pistol, a frame, a barrel portion pivotedthereon and an ammunition carrier, said frame having a wall portionforming a chamber facing said barrel pormeans on thetrigger foractuating said cylinder inV synchronism with the actuation of saidhammer.

19. In combination, in a toy pistol, a frame, a barrel portion pivotedthereon and an ammunition carrier, said frame having a Wall portionforming a chamber facing said barrel portion, said wall portion havingan opening in the upper portion thereof communicating with said chamberto receive said ammunition carrier, and cooperating means on said barrelportion and said frame whereby said ammunition carrier may be locked inposition by moving said barrel portion into close position with respectto said frame, a trigger and hammer on said frame, a rotatable cylinderassociated with said barrel portion, means on the trigger for actuatingsaid cylinder in synchronism with the actuation of said hammer, andmeans on said trigger for feeding an ammunition strip on said carrier insynchronism with the movement of the hammer and the cylinder.

20. In combination, in a toy pistol, a frame, a barrel portion pivotedthereon and an ammunition carrier, said frame having a Wall portionforming a chamber facing said barrel portion, said wall portion havingan opening in the upper portion thereof communicating with said chamberto receive said ammunition carrier, and cooperating means on said barrelportion and said frame whereby said ammunition carrier may be locked inposition by moving said barrel portion into close position with respectto said frame, a trigger and hammer on said frame, a rotatable cylinderassociated with said barrel portion, means on the trigger for actuatingsaid cylinder in synchronism with the actuation of said hammer, means onsaid trigger for feeding an ammunition strip on said carrier insynchronism with the movement of the hammer and the cylinder, and meanson said ammunition carrier for aligning and positioning said ammunitioncarrier with respect to the barrel and the hammer.

21. A new article of manufacture for use in a toy pistol comprising acarrier for strip ammunition consisting of a support for a roll ofammunition and a shouldered guideway for guiding the strip ofammunition, said carrier having a portion adapted to serve as an anvilfor exploding said ammunition thereagainst.

22. A new article of manufacture for use in a toy pistol comprising acarrier for strip ammunition consisting of a support for a roll ofammunition and a shouldered guideway for guiding the strip ofammunition, said carrier having a portion adapted to serve as an anvilfor exploding said ammunition thereagainst, and laterally extendingfinger pieces on either side of said carrier to facilitate itsextraction and insertion in a toy pistol.

23. A new article of manufacture for use in a toy pistol comprising acarrier for strip ammunition consisting of a support for a roll ofammunition and a shouldered guideway for guiding the strip ofammunition, said carrier having a portion adapted to serve as an anvilfor exploding said ammunition thereagainst, laterally extending fingerpieces on either side of said carrier to facilitate its extraction andinsertion in a toy pistol, and means formed by said carrier to provide aguideway for an ammunition feeding member insertable through theammunition strip at intervals.

24. A new article of manufacture for use in a toy pistol comprising adetachable slidable strip ammunition carrier having a means forsupporting a strip of ammunition pivotally on one side, and means forguiding and supporting the strip to be red around one edge of thecarrier and along the other side whereby to provide a barrier betweenthe unred ammunition strip and the portion of the strip being red.

25. In combination, in a toy pistol, a frame, a barrel portion pivotedthereon and an ammunition carrier, said frame having a Wall portionforming a chamber facing said barrel portion, said Wall portion havingan opening in the upper portion thereof communicating with said chamberto receive said ammunition carrier, and cooperating means on said barrelportion and said frame whereby said ammunition carrier may be locked inposition by moving said barrel portion into close position with respectto said frame.

ROBERT J. RICKENBACHER.

